The Henry Repeating Rifle

The National Henry Rifle Company

By: Andrew L. Bresnan

National Henry Rifle Company

7thIllinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry

66thIllinois Infantry WSS

Copyright: 1990

Revised: 2009

The National Henry Rifle Company is a loosely knit organization of Civil War renactors that portray regiments that were armed with the Henry Repeating Rifle. The organization is a source of information 1. concerning the Henry Rifle, 2. how this weapon was used in the Civil War and 3. to provide an organizational base for those wishing to participate in Civil War reenacting while using their Henry Repeating Rifle.